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<h1 class="Head">Text Editors preference page</h1>

<p>The following preferences can be changed on the

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<strong>General &gt; Editors &gt; Text Editors</strong></a>

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<h2>Appearance options</h2>
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      <th width="25%"> <div class="Para">Option</div></th>
      <th> <div class="Para">Description</div></th>
      <th> <div class="Para">Default</div></th>
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      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Undo history size<br>
        </div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">This option allows you 
          to set the size of the undo history for text editors. </div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">200</div></td>
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      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Displayed tab width<br>
        </div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">This option allows you 
          to set the displayed tab width for text editors. </div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">4</div></td>
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      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Insert spaces for tabs<br>
        </div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">This option allows you to insert space characters in place of tab characters.</div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Off</div></td>
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      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Highlight current line<br>
        </div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">This option controls whether 
          or the current line is highlighted or not.<br>
        </div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"> On<br> </td>
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      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Show print margin<br>
        </div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">This option controls whether 
          the print margin is visible or not.</div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Off</div></td>
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      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Print margin column<br>
        </div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">This option allows you
          to set the print margin column position.</div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">80</div></td>
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      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Show line numbers<br>
        </div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top">This option controls whether or not line numbers 
        are shown on the left side of the text editor.<br> </td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"> Off<br> </td>
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      <td align="left" valign="top"> <div class="Para">Show range indicator<br>
        </div></td>
      <td align="left" valign="top">This option controls whether or not range 
        indicators are shown in the text editor.<br> </td>
      <td align="left" valign="top"> On<br> </td>
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      <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 25%;">Show whitespace characters<br> 
      </td>
      <td style="vertical-align: top;">This option controls whether to display whitespace characters in text editors.<br> </td>
      <td style="vertical-align: top;">Off<br> </td>
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      <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 25%;">Enable drag and drop of text<br> </td>
      <td style="vertical-align: top;">This option controls whether text drag and drop is enabled.<br> </td>
      <td style="vertical-align: top;">On<br></td>
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      <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 25%;">Warn before editing a derived file<br> 
      </td>
      <td style="vertical-align: top;">This option controls whether to warn if a derived file is going to be edited.<br> </td>
      <td style="vertical-align: top;">On<br> </td>
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      <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 25%;">Smart caret positioning at line start and end<br> 
      </td>
      <td style="vertical-align: top;">This option controls whether the editor automatically positions the caret and the start or end of a line.<br> </td>
      <td style="vertical-align: top;">On<br> </td>
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      <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 25%;">Show affordance in hover on how to make it sticky<br> 
      </td>
      <td style="vertical-align: top;">This option controls whether to show an affordance in the hover on how to make it sticky.<br> </td>
      <td style="vertical-align: top;">On<br> </td>
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      <td style="vertical-align: top;" width="25%">Appearance color options<br> 
      </td>
      <td style="vertical-align: top;">This option controls various appearance 
        colors.<br> </td>
      <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br> </td>
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<p>Here is how the Text Editors preference page looks like:
</p><p><img src="../images/ref-texteditorpref.png" alt="Image of the Text Editors preference page"><br>


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